How to Install and Uninstall amd64-microcode Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "amd64-microcode" package

Please follow the steps below to install amd64-microcode on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "amd64-microcode" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall amd64-microcode on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                amd64-microcode
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the amd64-microcode package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: amd64-microcode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20191218.1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Recommends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.113~) | dracut (>= 044) | tiny-initramfs
Breaks: intel-microcode (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/a/amd64-microcode/amd64-microcode_3.20191218.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 31752
MD5sum: af1aa84ca77ecfce090a4fe60cf5bd6e
SHA1: a36377107d9dac66506fb0662bbfeec35fb03e4a
SHA256: 0ff25a05611f102651fe8680ac78e00c8e93e8689a2a9ffcdf0586dbf643614c
Description: Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
Description-md5: 093f190e183c7cfeca05b52ecd2116e3
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop